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Every one of us will experience a dark night of the soul at some point. And it could even happen when those around you are telling you how many things you have to be grateful for. But pushing those feelings down or pretending they don't exist doesn't help you in that internal battle, it actually deepens your shame and struggle. Whatever our situation is, we need to recognize our feelings as valid, and move through them to get to the other side.

Dr. Edith Eger is a holocaust survivor, a psychologist, and an incredibly wise and resilient human. In today's clip, she explains why rage is necessary for forgiveness, why suffering can uncover hidden strengths, and how even in the darkest places, there is always a gift to be found. 

Show links:

• Learn more at dreditheger.com
• Read Dr. Eger's books: 
• The Choice: Escaping the Past and Embracing the Possible 
• The Gift: 14 Lessons to Save Your Life

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In today's roundtable discussion, we're exploring some of the most important topics for any working mom, including identity, the mental load, and the emotional weight we carry.

We're joined by Allison McQuaid, a licensed therapist and founder of Tree House Therapy, who supports moms through every stage of motherhood, as well as Paige Connell, a mom of four and creator of She is a Paige Turner, whose viral content about the mental load and equity in motherhood has reached millions.

The four of us are diving deep into what it really looks like for overwhelmed millennial moms to carry the mental and emotional burden at home and beyond, and what it takes to reclaim your joy, energy, and time, especially as we head into the holiday season.  If you've ever looked around your life and wondered why you're the one who has to juggle everything, this episode is for you.

Show links:

• Ashley: And/Both Podcast
• Paige Connell: sheisapaigeturner.com
• Allison McQuaid: treehousetherapyllc.com

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, yet lately I've been feeling so ungrateful. It's not easy to shift my attitude when so much of life feels hard and overwhelming, but today's clip is a reminder that gratitude happens in small steps, by noticing the tiny things to be thankful for and sharing what we have with those around us. The irony of this episode is that it's a throwback to November 2020, when we all needed some help remembering how to be grateful amid uncertainty. 

Tony Robbins transformed one of his hardest days into a non-profit foundation serving millions, and it started by simply feeding one family. He reminds us that we have the power to turn our trials into something beautiful, and that one caring person can alter the trajectory of a life.

Show links:

• Watch the full clip
• Learn more at tonyrobbins.com
• Read Awaken the Giant Within

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Dr. Jill Taylor, a Harvard-trained brain scientist who had a stroke at age 37, encourages people to find inner peace with whole brain living—in other words, understanding how our brain organizes our thoughts and feelings in order to become who we want to be.

In today's clip, Dr. Taylor focuses on what happens in the teenage brain as it changes. Yet this also seems applicable to us as moms, as our own brains and bodies face changes in midlife. The knowledge she shares might just help us approach ourselves and our kids with more grace, as we understand what's happening in our brains.

Show links:

• Watch the full clip
• Learn more at drjilltaylor.com
• Read Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life and My Stroke of Insight
• Episode 324: The Secret to Emotional Resilience: Transforming Anger Into Growth, featuring Dr. Joe Dispenza

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Chances are, you know what it feels like to carry the heaviness of grief. You know that grief is messy and non-linear, with no way around it. Yet in the midst of your colorless experience, the world around you is buzzing, bright and loud and completely ignorant of the hole inside you.

Today's roundtable guests are two women who understand what it means to hold space for the hard stuff, and they have made it their life's work to help people feel seen, supported, and less alone. They remind us that our grief matters, our struggle is real, and how important it is to find people to sit with you in it.

Katie Huey is a certified grief educator and coach who knows personally what grief can do to a life. She has a beautiful way to help people find words when they don't know what to say, and reminds us that grief doesn't have to be so isolating.

Abby Waychoff is an occupational therapist, yoga instructor, and the heart behind Mother Lover. She walks alongside women through pregnancy and postpartum, and she also creates space for those in the midst of grief.

Show links:

• Ashley: And/Both Podcast
• Katie Huey: 
• katiehuey.com
• Read Grief Cookies and Other Comforting Things: Finding Beauty in Life After Loss

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Today I'm opening up about the struggles I've faced recently and how they've forced me to pause and take much needed time for myself. I've been very quiet about it until now, and if I'm honest, rather hollow feeling, trying to find my footing. Sometimes we have so much noise in our own heads that we can't make sense of the day to day, until something breaks and we are forced to slow down. I share my own thoughts about this journey in the hopes that others will realize they are not alone, and that taking time off to heal is not a sign of weakness, but of strength.

Show links:

• Brene Brown's "The Midlife Unraveling"
• My Weary to Revived Course

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Today's episode goes behind the scenes with my roundtable cohost, Ashley Blackington, host of the And/Both podcast. Even though we live on opposite sides of the country and have never met in person, Ashley and I can dive into honest conversations and share truths that aren't often talked about. We chat about our own podcasts, motherhood, where we're heading next, and what's fueling these episodes. We believe that community, whether virtual or in-person, truly matters, and we hope to share that community with you, the listener, as well.

Show links:

• Ashley: And/Both Podcast
• Listen to our roundtables:
• Episode 334: Caregiving, Careers & the Cost of Being "Fine"
• Episode 336: From Lost to Found
• Episode 339: Burned Out? How to Redefine Success in Work and Motherhood
• Episode 341: The Emotional Cost of Doing It All

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Six years ago, I started recording this podcast in a cramped unused shower with my laptop propped on pillows in front of me—and I never imagined back then that PG-ish would still be here today. Despite the roller coaster ride of the last six years, I'm still here because of the real-life human connections the podcast has brought to my life, and the certainty that learning and growing will always matter.

Today I talk about why I started PG-ish and what I've learned over the last six years of the podcast, as well as how I've evolved over the last ten years of major life changes. Learning and growing alongside you and your kiddos has been such a joy and journey, and I look forward to continuing the ride with you!

Must-listen episodes:

• Episode 183: Rick Rigsby - How are you living today? 
• Episode 247: Alain de Botton - Becoming the hero of your life 
• Episode 210: Gordan Neufeld - Hold their heart to capture their mind
• Episode 248: Dr. Alia Crum - What you think you become 
• Episode 319: Susan David - Embracing emotional agility
• Episode 289: Brene Brown - Clear is kind
• Episode 290: Claudia Hammond - Permission to rest

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.

Today's roundtable with Ashley Blackington of the And/Both Podcast features two guests who are passionate about empowering women to slow down and live with intention in community with others.

Heather Chauvin is a coach, TedX speaker, and host of the Emotionally Uncomfortable Podcast, who turned a stage 4 cancer diagnosis into a mission to help ambitious, overwhelmed moms lead with clarity and courage at home and at work. Amri Kibbler, who also navigated her own cancer diagnosis, is a passionate advocate for women's health and well-being, as well as the former co-founder of Hey Mama, the leading networking community for moms in business. 

Our conversation is packed with wisdom on resilience, health, entrepreneurship, and what it means to live in alignment. We talk about creating boundaries, how to effectively manage your time and energy, and how to be bold enough to be the real version of yourself. Get ready to think about how to show up for the life you really want.

Show links:

• BetterHelp
• Ashley: And/Both Podcast
• Heather Chauvin: 
• heatherchauvin.com
• Read Dying to be a Good Mother
• Amri Kibbler:
• amrikibbler.com
• IG @amrikibbler

As always, I'd love to hear from you! Subscribe, leave a review, or follow PG-ish on IG @pgishparenting, or you can always find me at www.pgishparenting.com.